Save Westwood Village v. Luskin CA2/2

— Petitioners and appellants Save Westwood Village, Sandy Brown, and Harald Hahn (collectively, appellants) appeal from the trial court’s order granting a special motion to strike, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (anti-SLAPP motion), all of the causes of action asserted against respondents Meyer Luskin, Renee Luskin (the Luskins), and the UCLA Foundation (the Foundation) in this action concerning a proposed 25,000-square-foot conference center and a 294,000-square-foot, 250-room guest center to be constructed on the UCLA campus (the conference center). We affirm the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

The parties

Save Westwood Village is a California nonprofit corporation formed in 1997. Sandy Brown and Harald Hahn are taxpayers, registered voters, and residents of the City of Los Angeles.

The Foundation is a California nonprofit corporation with its principal place of business located within the County of Los Angeles. Its purpose is to act as a conduit through which individuals can malee tax-exempt gifts to benefit UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles).

Meyer Luskin is a director of the Foundation. He and Renee Luskin pledged $40 million to…